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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if a review can be put in place to examine the feasibility of upgrading Ennis to a model 3 and a timeframe for same. [10044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 638. To ask the Minister for Health what would be required for the local injuries unit protocols to be changed for paediatric patients under five years, to permit treatment for minor injuries that is, burns breaks sprains and so on, to limbs and extremities arms, legs, hands and feet while continuing to refer head and torso injuries to the ED with the understanding that the former are very...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 639. To ask the Minister for Health the reason diagnostics in UHL do not operate on a 24/7/365 basis (details supplied). [10046/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Feb 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 640. To ask the Minister for Health how many MRI X-RAY and CT scanners UHL has in-situ; and the number that are not currently in working order. [10047/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: At the moment there are 47,000 L-plate drivers awaiting a driver test and there is a huge delay, as we all know, at the Road Safety Authority, RSA. The wait is 19 weeks on average nationally, but in County Clare there is a 35-week waiting period. That is all the more punitive for younger drivers in rural areas. Because of the cost of living away from home and the lack of accommodation,...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Like others here, I welcome this very important legislation. Credit unions are the bedrock of all communities. I am still a member of the Irish National Teachers Organisation credit union, Comhar Linn. I would love to have got more money off it over the years but I suppose that is the way that credit unions work. They are fantastic. What credit unions can provide in moneylending...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give positive consideration to the reopening of Cratloe and Crusheen railway stations in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10271/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Will the Minister positively consider the reopening of Cratloe and Crusheen railway stations in County Clare?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I am an avid user of the rail system. Shortly, this morning I will get on my bike, I will go on the train and I will return to County Clare. The railway system is linear, as the Minister will be aware. It only benefits certain communities that are on the railway line or approximate to it. In the case of Cratloe and Crusheen, it is frustrating for these communities to see the train pass them...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: There is quite a large population in the area when looking beyond the immediacy of both of those villages. There is significant demand for this service. This service, pre-Covid, was Ireland's fastest growing railway line in terms of usage, edging close to 600,000 in late 2019. One of the two factors that I suppose deters some people from using it is the line speed. There are commuter...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Test (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for allowing me some speaking time on this. I fully support what my colleague has said. The wait time is extremely punitive in counties in the west such as Clare. Many of the people affected are youngsters whose parents bought them a car so they could commute to college and work. A lot of them cannot find accommodation and now they find themselves...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Coast Guard Service (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I echo some of what Deputy O'Rourke said. This has been a common theme at the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. I too would like to see the Irish Coast Guard Volunteers Representative Association afforded the opportunity to meet the Minister and contribute to matters in this area. We have heard repeatedly that volunteers feel there are inadequacies regarding the hierarchy of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will install CCTV cameras to help deter vandalism at Clare Abbey, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10274/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I echo much of what Deputy Carey has said. This is a beautiful Augustinian abbey founded by Domnall Mór Ua Briain in the year 1195, who was king of Thomond. It is a fabulous building and it is almost a millennium old. It is, unfortunately, being damaged every weekend by antisocial behaviour, with people smashing beer bottles off headstones, cider parties; you name it, there is every...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Monuments (2 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I also thank the Minister of State for his engagement today and for his frankness on this issue. I can think of one major building in Dublin that will shortly, probably, have its CCTV infrastructure removed. I daresay that the Chinese Communist Party might take more joy out of watching the shenanigans and the goings-on on the River Fergus than they might in this Chamber. Sometimes it can...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thought the Cathaoirleach said I was only to speak on Cavan issues.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I met the short-term letters on Monday night and their case is very compelling. They are valued people, certainly along the west where we simply do not have hotel accommodation this summer. In towns such as Lisdoonvarna, there is not a single hotel room to be had. The Airbnb model is effective and valued and I want to put that on record. I think most of us would agree with that. I also...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I conclude by thanking everyone. The pubic relations end of Airbnb could be helped if that headline figure was refined more and if we knew what were full homes versus tree houses or yurts. It would paint a much clearer picture of what is real accommodation. It is all real accommodation if a person is holidaying somewhere in the country for a night or two, but it is an entirely different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Kingston and Mr. McCarthy for being here today. In private session we as a committee noted that the witnesses are high value and I want to state that publicly. Their inputs are very valued. Who funded the Lacey report and the Clinch report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Are they the only two outstanding reports Mr. Kingston knows of that a Department commissioned, paid for with taxpayers' money, and several years later will still not release?